Fort Pierce Inlet State Park, Coastal park in Fort Pierce, United States.
Fort Pierce Inlet State Park is a coastal park in Florida located between the Atlantic Ocean and Tucker Cove on the Indian River Lagoon. The area includes beaches, sand dunes, mangrove wetlands, and dense forest with hiking trails and overnight accommodations.
The park served an important military role during World War II, when the area called Dynamite Point was used as a training ground for Navy specialists. Soldiers practiced techniques there in preparation for operations in Europe.
The park lies on North Hutchinson Island, where a coastal hammock sits between the Atlantic and Tucker Cove. A half-mile beach, dunes and a reef about 100 yards offshore give way inland to a nature trail through the hammock, so a walk crosses beach, dune and forest in a short distance.
Swimming, surfing, and snorkeling are available at the beach, while hiking trails lead into the interior and fishing is possible from the water. A basic campground is available for overnight stays, and the park is open daily from sunrise to sunset.
Jack Island State Preserve lies about a mile north of the park on State Road A1A and is managed together with it, but the two are separate units rather than one connected area. At the west end of the Marsh Rabbit Run Trail in the preserve, an observation tower looks out over the Indian River and Jack Island itself.
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